Ernest Renan suggested that without the rise of Christianity, we might all have embraced the cult of Mithras. Nevertheless, it has had a lasting influence on secret societies, religious movements and popular culture.
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Laurent Bricault has revolutionised Mithraic studies with the exhibition The Mystery of Mithras. Meet this professor in Toulouse for a fascinating look at the latest discoveries and what lies ahead.
It is well known that Mithras was born from a rock. However, less has been written about the father of the solar god, and especially about how he conceived him.
On the occasion of the discovery of a Mithraeum in Cabra, Spain, we talk to Jaime Alvar, a leading figure in the field of Mithraism. With him, we examine the testimonies known to date and the peculiarities of the cult of Mithras in Hispania.
Yolanda’s multimedia dissertation focuses on the cognitive mechanisms that motivate Mithras worshippers. Her work includes a podcast entitled Conversations about Mithras.
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A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief.
Las excavaciones llevadas a cabo en el yacimiento arqueológico romano de la villa de Mithra, en Cabra (Córdoba), han deparado el excepcional hallazgo de un mitreo, o zona destinada al culto al dios Mithra, cuya estatua fue descubierta hace unos 70 años.
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On the occasion of the exhibition, the Royal Museum of Mariemont invites five experts from Europe to emulate the research on the cult of Mithras.
Despite the current political landscape of the US, we can look to antiquity to see that the red cap was actually once a symbol of citizenship and welcome to the foreigner.
Sarah E. Bond
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
The name of the Mithraeum of the Seven Gates refers to the doors depicted in the mosaic that decorates the floor, symbolising the seven planets through which the souls of the initiates have to pass.
This temple of Mithras in Aquincum was located within the private house of the decurio Marcus Antonius Victorinus.
The Mithraeum I of Ptuj contains the foundation, altars, reliefs and cult imagery found in it.
The Mithraeum of the Crypta Balbi was locted in the middle of a densely populated insula near the theatre of Cornelius Balbus.
Mithras rock-birth of Trier
Tauroctony on displya at the Getty Museum
Mithras taurophorus of Ptuj
Mithraic brooch of Ostia
Raven from Stockstadt
Two Mithras-Attis terracotta from Kerch
Altar of the Mitreo Menandro
Tauroctony relief of the Esquiline
Mithras riding a horse from Neuenheim
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OK, I'm very confused about Jozef's description of this 'submission' scene. The standing person - pe…
Welcome Hamed and thank you for your excellent group and posts. We *need* more!
here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
If you want definitive proof that Mithraism was different in every corner of the empire, just read t…
check out what's new on the nymphaeum, guys! you'll get your wings dusted with magic powder to fly a…
I’m not sure why the rock birth isn’t on show in the museum. I assume the Victorinus altar is …
Probably at home... but I’m at work. ;-) Will get back to you.
Amazing!!!
According to Robert J. Bull (February 2011) this Mithraeum has been demolished.
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